Associate of Arts with a concentration in English

Post

2025-26 Plan of Study

All courses require a “C” (2.00) grade or better to progress and graduate from this program.

Total hours required: 60

English Composition

Complete both courses (6 credit hours):

ENGL-100 Composition I* 3
ENGL-101 Composition II* 3

Oral Communication

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

SPCH-205

Public Speaking

3
SPCH-210

Small Group Communications

3

Mathematics, Statistics and Logic

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

MATH-123

Quantitative Reasoning*

3

MATH-130

Introduction to Statistics*

3

Arts 

Complete 1 courses (3 credit hours):
ARTS-110 American Popular Music* 3
ARTS-120

Dance Appreciation*

3

Humanities

Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

HIST-100 American Politics & Government* 3
HIST-150 US History I: to 1877 3
HIST-151 US History II:  Since 1877 3
PHIL-105 Critical Thinking* 3
PHIL-150 Introduction to Philosophy* 3
PHIL-200 Introduction to Ethics* 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Complete 2 courses (6 credit hours):
PSY-100 Introduction to Psychology 3
PSY-200 Abnormal Psychology* 3
SOC-100 Introduction to Sociology 3
SOC-110 Cultural Diversity 3

Natural Sciences

Complete 2 courses (8 credit hours):

BIO-105

Environmental Science

4

BIO-120

General Biology*

4

BIO-121

Human Biology*

4

BIO-130

Anatomy & Physiology I*

4

BIO-131

Anatomy & Physiology II*

4

BIO-200

Microbiology*

4

CHEM-100

Basic Chemistry*

4

CHEM-101

General Organic Chemistry*

4
Major Courses
Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):

ENGL-211

Survey American Literature 3
ENGL-212

Survey American Literature II

3
Complete 1 course (3 credit hours):
ENGL-221

Survey British Literature I

3
ENGL-222 Survey British Literature II 3
General Electives

Complete 5 courses (15) credit hours:

DMD-106

Mass Media Communication 3
ECON-105 Principles of Microeconomics 3
ECON-110 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
PSY-200

Abnormal Psychology*

3
PSY-210 Developmental Psychology* 3

SWA-150

Social Welfare and Policy 3
Foreign Language
Complete both courses (7 credit hours):
FLCS-101

Foreign Language-Course Share I*

3
FLCS-201 Foreign Language-Course Share II* 4

*Course may have prerequisites. Please check the course description to view all prerequisites and requirements.

The college reserves the right to change curricula without notice.

Published: May 2025

Course Share Information

The Associate of Arts in English plan of study requires you complete a course at another institution (course share) in order to complete the program. The Higher Education Council of Columbus (HECC) has set up a system of cross-registration for regularly enrolled, full-time undergraduate students at participating colleges and universities in and around Franklin County. Cross-registration allows you to register at one of the other HECC member institutions on a space-available basis for certain credit courses not available at COTC.

Learn more about HECC